
Generation Names
2010 – ? Generation Alpha. Most technically savvy. Don’t know when social media did not exist
1997-2010 Generation Z or iGen. First to be live in completely connected world
1981-1996 Millennial Generation / Generation Y. Boomers accuse of being self-centered and entitled due to excessive use of technology. Community-oriented and environmentally conscious.
1965-1980 Generation X. Slacker generation. Lived through AIDS, MTV culture. First to use helicopter parenting.
1946-1964 Baby Boom Generation. Gen Z think they are their out-of-touch grandparents (“Ok Boomer”). First to consider kid’s perspective of growing up, started “family meetings”
1928-1945 The Silent Generation. Conformist. Silent through the MacCarthy era when the fear of Communism swept the country.
1901-1927 The Greatest Generation. Lived through the Great Depression and then went off to fight in WW2. Popularized jazz and swing.